Painting Rims At Home, Where Can I Buy Primmer?

venomafiax · January 20, 2012

Hey ...

Ive not got plans this weekend and decided to work on something at home, ive decided to Paint my rims. Im thinking of changing the colour. Its currently black and ive thought of using dot4 brake oil to remove the paint as some say it helps to strip away paint, is this true and does it really work? If no what other chemical can i buy in order to strip away paint from the Rims?

Also i will have to purchase primmer and Clear Coat, does anyone know a place where i can buy this stuff in spray cans? I would like to experiment at home.

Thanks in advance

CARBON B4 · January 20, 2012

You might need to look for heat resistant paint. The Dulux shop in Bamba should have.

The Don · January 20, 2012

Hey ...

Ive not got plans this weekend and decided to work on something at home, ive decided to Paint my rims. Im thinking of changing the colour. Its currently black and ive thought of using dot4 brake oil to remove the paint as some say it helps to strip away paint, is this true and does it really work? If no what other chemical can i buy in order to strip away paint from the Rims?

Also i will have to purchase primmer and Clear Coat, does anyone know a place where i can buy this stuff in spray cans? I would like to experiment at home.

Thanks in advance

Standard primer and clear coat are available as TOA sprays. But you really need heat resistant paint for rims and not sure if they sell those in cans in SL.

carboy2011 · January 20, 2012

Good luck mate,whats the car that you drive?

Hey ...

Ive not got plans this weekend and decided to work on something at home, ive decided to Paint my rims. Im thinking of changing the colour. Its currently black and ive thought of using dot4 brake oil to remove the paint as some say it helps to strip away paint, is this true and does it really work? If no what other chemical can i buy in order to strip away paint from the Rims?

Also i will have to purchase primmer and Clear Coat, does anyone know a place where i can buy this stuff in spray cans? I would like to experiment at home.

Thanks in advance

venomafiax · January 20, 2012

You might need to look for heat resistant paint. The Dulux shop in Bamba should have.

Thanks alot, could you tell me the whereabouts please or at-least a land mark? is it on galle road?

Standard primer and clear coat are available as TOA sprays. But you really need heat resistant paint for rims and not sure if they sell those in cans in SL.

Thats exactly what im looking for.. do you know where i can find it?

ohh and also 5 months ago i did purchase some Heat resistant paint in Spray cans for my exhaust headers... i noticed last week that the top bit of the header has started to rust again...

Good luck mate,whats the car that you drive?

Car ??? lol i wouldnt be experimenting on my car ... will let the professionals do it...

its for my bike...its a Honda Hornet

MadMMX · January 20, 2012

Actually the correct thing to do would be to use paint stripper (remover to clean off the old paint) Fill up any dinks or damage with conventional filler and then sprey it over with Etch primer which would ensure that your paint bonds onto the rims and then paint over to the desired colour and then laquer it.

Cheers,

NadriquE · January 20, 2012

could someone tell me a place where i can paint a set of wheels! i have extra set of wheels , was thinking painting them gold .... thankz

Sylvi · January 21, 2012

could someone tell me a place where i can paint a set of wheels! i have extra set of wheels , was thinking painting them gold .... thankz

'NadriquE',

Contact "Sarath" he will come home and do it for you his telephone number is 0719297574.

Or transport your rims to his home he will do the job, if not he will have to transport his compressor to your home.

Sylvi Wijesinghe.

jdnet · January 21, 2012

Standard primer and clear coat are available as TOA sprays. But you really need heat resistant paint for rims and not sure if they sell those in cans in SL.

Toa has high heat paint in the can. About 750 a can. It's avaiable at most auto paint stores and some hardware stores (I was surprised to find a few cans at the little hardware store near my house).

NadriquE · January 21, 2012

'NadriquE',

Contact "Sarath" he will come home and do it for you his telephone number is 0719297574.

Or transport your rims to his home he will do the job, if not he will have to transport his compressor to your home.

Sylvi Wijesinghe.

many thanks..

venomafiax · January 21, 2012

Ran into the hardware stores to get some Gold paint... They had the Toa high heat paint ... got a Gold for the rims and Black (for the exhaust headers)... painted the Radiator Grill, rear view mirror arm and exhaust tip in gold and im loving the finish :smilie_liebe9: ... tomorrow will work on the rims...

A quick question:

is it ok to spray the paint on top of the existing paint??? I think my rims have been powder coated? would this be a problem???

Would powder coating come off when an ordinary paint stripping liquid is used???

Sylvi · January 21, 2012

Ran into the hardware stores to get some Gold paint... They had the Toa high heat paint ... got a Gold for the rims and Black (for the exhaust headers)... painted the Radiator Grill, rear view mirror arm and exhaust tip in gold and im loving the finish ... tomorrow will work on the rims...

A quick question:

is it ok to spray the paint on top of the existing paint??? I think my rims have been powder coated? would this be a problem???

Would powder coating come off when an ordinary paint stripping liquid is used???

Try on one spot if it is not bubbling wate till it dry.Then you can do it your self.

Power coting is done inside a chamber with powder is spray electrostatic charge remains on the powder and the item is heated to dry.

Normaly what we do is scrape the powder corted unit before paint same again.

Sylvi Wijesinghe.

venomafiax · January 22, 2012

Try on one spot if it is not bubbling wate till it dry.Then you can do it your self.

Power coting is done inside a chamber with powder is spray electrostatic charge remains on the powder and the item is heated to dry.

Normaly what we do is scrape the powder corted unit before paint same again.

Sylvi Wijesinghe.

Thanks alot your info is very helpful.

Wait so when you say "scrape the powder corted unit" it has nothing to do with a paint stripping liquid right???

Well scrapping the rims sounds like hectic work, i think i willl just spray some decals on it over the powder coated surface.

I love the powder coated finish are their powder coating workshops in Sri Lanka?

Sylvi · January 22, 2012

Thanks alot your info is very helpful.

Wait so when you say "scrape the powder corted unit" it has nothing to do with a paint stripping liquid right???

Well scrapping the rims sounds like hectic work, i think i willl just spray some decals on it over the powder coated surface.

I love the powder coated finish are their powder coating workshops in Sri Lanka?

There are lot of powder coating establishments, most cycle manufactory do that method. Try city cycle Manufactours in Panadura they did Powder coating.

If the existing the base P/C is good try small area as I said early.

Sylvi Wijesinghe.

venomafiax · January 23, 2012

There are lot of powder coating establishments, most cycle manufactory do that method. Try city cycle Manufactours in Panadura they did Powder coating.

If the existing the base P/C is good try small area as I said early.

Sylvi Wijesinghe.

City cycle did it??? well i didnt know and they are my relatives.... will give it a try.

I will try spraying on top of the powder coating and post an update to let you know...

Sylvi just one more question... Where can you find VHT paint??? and which one is better Heat resistant Paint or VHT paint? whats the difference and where can i find it?

Thanks

Sylvi · January 23, 2012

City cycle did it??? well i didnt know and they are my relatives.... will give it a try.

I will try spraying on top of the powder coating and post an update to let you know...

Sylvi just one more question... Where can you find VHT paint??? and which one is better Heat resistant Paint or VHT paint? whats the difference and where can i find it?

Thanks

'venomafiax',

I got this from the web so you wll get a better knowlege insted of my explanation.

VHT FlameProof™ Coating will renew and extend the life of any surface exposed to extremely high temperatures. This unique coating is a matte finish, silicone ceramic base widely used by the automotive industry on exhaust systems and the aerospace industry for jet engines, re-entry vehicles and other high temperature applications. VHT FlameProof™ Coating will withstand temperatures up to 2000°F (1093°C) and is ideal for use on headers, exhaust systems, or wherever an extreme temperature coating is needed.

Temperature: 1300°F-2000°F (704°C-1093°C)

Applications: Headers, Exhaust Manifolds, Piston Domes,

Sylvi Wijesinghe

venomafiax · January 23, 2012

'venomafiax',

I got this from the web so you wll get a better knowlege insted of my explanation.

VHT FlameProof™ Coating will renew and extend the life of any surface exposed to extremely high temperatures. This unique coating is a matte finish, silicone ceramic base widely used by the automotive industry on exhaust systems and the aerospace industry for jet engines, re-entry vehicles and other high temperature applications. VHT FlameProof™ Coating will withstand temperatures up to 2000°F (1093°C) and is ideal for use on headers, exhaust systems, or wherever an extreme temperature coating is needed.

Temperature: 1300°F-2000°F (704°C-1093°C)

Applications: Headers, Exhaust Manifolds, Piston Domes,

Sylvi Wijesinghe

DO you know if its available in Cans in Sri lanka and where ??

it is available on ebay and doesnt cost much!